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Elevations
Geographically, elevation refers to the geometric height after a fixed reference point. Elevations can be measured by using the Earth’s sea level and the Earth’s center as reference points, but the former is used more commonly.
3,045 Questions
What is the average elevation in England?
England:
lowest point: The Fens -2.75 m
highest point: Scafell Pike 978 m
What is the highest elevation in Arizona?
Arizona's highest elevation point is Humphrey's Peak and is 12,637 feet (3,852 meters) above sea level
Colorado has the highest mean elevation of the 50 states what state is second in that category?
Wyoming.
What is the highest elevation in North Carolina?
Mount Mitchell in northwestern NC which at 6,089 feet above sea level is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the highest point in Vermont?
Killington Peak (Summit)4,241' (1,293m)Skye Peak3,800'Ramshead Peak3,610'Snowdon Peak3,592'Bear Mountain Peak3,295'Sunrise Mountain Peak2,456'Base elevation (Skyeship)1,165' ( 325m)Summit elevation4,241' (1,293m)Base elevation1,165' ( 325m)Vertical Drop
How many miles above sea level is Utah?
Utah ranges in elevation from about 2000 ft near St. George in the southwest corner of the state to 13,498 ft at the top of King's Peak (highest point in the state) near the Wyoming border. Salt Lake City, the largest city, is at about 4500 ft. Most of the area of the state is near that elevation.
What is the elevation at Des Moines Iowa?
The highest point in Iowa is 1,670 feet above sea level at Hawkeye Point in Osceola County.
The lowest point in Iowa is 480 feet above sea level at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Des Moines River.
How high above sea level is Glasgow?
The Glasgow-Bishopton weather station is 59 metres above sea level.
Which US city has the highest percent of blacks?
The city of : Gary, Indiana
According to the US census
What is the highest mountain in California and what is the elevation?
Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It is located at the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties.
The tallest mountain in the U.S. and the world is Mauna Kea, and it is located in Hawaii. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mt. McKinley (also called Denali). It is located in the Alaska Range in the state of Alaska. The mountain is located in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Mount McKinley, native name Denali, in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20320 feet (6194 m).
What are the highest and lowest points in Wisconsin?
- It is so low that the lowest point in Colorado is 1,364 feet taller then Timms Hill.
- It is so very low that the average elevation in Colorado 4,849 feet taller then Timms Hill.
- It is so very, very low that the highest point in Colorado is 12,654 feet taller then Timms Hill.
- It is so very, very, very low that the Capital steps in Denver are 3,339 feet higher then Timms Hill. Be careful and avoid high altituds sickness when you climb Timms Hill Wisconsin.
West Virginia's highest elevation point, Spruce Knob, is 4,862 feet (1,482 meters) above sea level. West Virginia's lowest elevation point, the Potomac River at the Virginia state border, is 240 feet (73 meters) above sea level
What is the lowest point of Idaho?
Idaho's tallest elevation, Borah Peak, stands at 3,861 meters, while its lowest elevation, Snake River/Clearwater River sits at 217 meters. The mean elevation of Idaho is one of the highest of any state, at 1,520 meters.
What is the elevation of Kansas City Missouri?
Where is the highest elevation point in Kansas City, MO?
I can't say for certain, but for the KC Metro Area, the intersection of Truman Rd and Main Street in Independence, MO may very well the highest place. From there you can easily see the buildings of downtown KC to the west and one can see past the Independence Power & Light smokestack, which is close to Blue Springs.
If you are standing on the stone arch bridge on Blus Ridge Blvd at Truman road you will be standing on the highest point in the metro. I use the term "metro" because at that point, it is Jackson county Missouri, a community called Innercity, dog patch, or Blue Summit. It was incorporated for a while in the late 60's but didn't last long.
What is Virginia's highest elevation?
Mt. Rogers in Grayson county. While most of Virginia's mountains range in the 3,000 foot to a little over 4,000 foot range, Mt. Rogers approaches 6,000 ft at 5,729 ft. It is close to a few other peaks that are higher than 5,000 ft. These peaks posses Canadian Spruce-Fir forests that you can't find anywhereelse in Virginia but the highest elevations of the Appalachians.
